This depression awareness and education program was created with the knowledge that many teachers in the Ann Arbor school district and elsewhere never receive formal education and/or training about the signs, symptoms, and risk factors associated with childhood and adolescent depressive illnesses, or how to appropriately respond to the needs of a student who is in distress. The aim of this ongoing collaboration is to build a foundation of successful and sustainable prevention and intervention strategies that help AAPS personnel to better identify youth who may be at risk for mental illness and suicide, and take appropriate next steps to respond to this risk.